The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-12-29
STATE HEws.


Madison Recorder Mr.. S. B. Thomas, Jr,
is entitled TO the blne ribbon for the largest hog
killed this season in the county. Among others
slaughtered BY him this week was Berkshire
sEmfy-six months old which tipped the beam
AT 4f3 pounds net Is there larger one in the
6fAief
-Ti.usvilIe Star. Captain J. Q. Stewart, OF
Rocheise, called on us last week, and says he
viii shortly become q resident ol Titusvlle.
We will gladly welcome you, Captain. St
Johns Episcopal Church. OF this town, was IN
corporaied and organized last Sunday morning
a. WzgeTs Hall The building OF the edihce
will shortly be commenced.
Key West Democrat The building boom
still continues, rs is evidenced by the number OF
lsrEe csrxoes offender arriving daily There
an no les than 65 new buildings now in course
ofcsnsaruufion. :. :. The Hutchinson left Thurs
day for New Orleans. A large variety of tropi
cal plants, the bulk OF which was 16 tons, was on
board freight To be- landed al Cedar Keys tor the
Sub Tropical Exposition at Jacksonville.
-Crswfordvire Times Mr. Can Coleman,
who has Just returned from CarrabeIle, brings the
cheering news Ibai the surveying corps of the
I & g. R1llro al are now locating the line on
the W ak Gila side of The river. Robert CraW
ford a worthy colored citizen oi this county,
presented The Times office with sample Of his
ihIs years tobacco crop ID The shape ol nue.
bunch at home made cigars.
ONN''N''
Railroad officials are all smiles now on account
of the tremendous increase of travel over th lr
line of road . The Epscopalians of barto"
have organized Sabbath school. The atteh-
dance has been good so tar, and Is rapidly III
creasing through the energetic efforts al several
members uf the church. The musical enter
iainment AT Fl Meade on the hight efthe 25ih
Is for the purpose of starting fund IN build az
Ea,sc,psl Church As stated in The lasl Issue
OF The Informaht some of the best talent OF RI.
Meade and Barlow will take pari in The enter
tainment. aud the affair has the promise oil being
a grand success. Many bArlownlahs VIII no
doubt attend.
Gainesville Record Major Grucie and
p.rfv. who have bceu spending several GAYS IL
gong over the proposed lac ot The q /. " "
Rv. returned Monday evening. They rfpori
everything encouraging. o.. NO car hai' OF
marble arrived ve>ieritN Tor the Presbyterian
Chutci,. The heavy Imbers and the marble
i.,r the new Presby tcr.ln Church are how beng
q. llyer.-l on the ground. Some of the heayits
timber eye used ~ ;he CAY eau &c seen There
One piece measures Sx21 inches 20 feet long,
AMI here are Il number al pieces GAIA. 80 lt'i
10 2 The marble i OF hnc quality, and Is being
furnished SON Marietta Ga. Ii Is c.ouded am :,
calahc of high polish. {. ID. Shaler has ;he con
tract for tie stone Work.
-DeFuniak Critic i: Bishop w. T. Maliaeu,
of New Orleans Is spending few days in our
CITY, Edward Sheegog, wife and nurse 81
Columbia, Tenn, have arrived al the Hotel
Cbaniauqua. They came 10 spend the winter
Bud. Ward WIS killed Friday near Chatfns.
He was saving logs when limb tell and struck
him. H. lived ii halfbour but never iegancd
consciousness Col. w. J. ID. CawIhoD
i,rouch, some fine beef cattle 10 this market last
week lie viii furnish this place with 100 mead
Of swamp ana stabilized cattle during the winter.
Dr.. l. P ALFRED and J. Cawtn"n returned
to-,iav from Alabama. While absent they par
chased 900 head OF sheep. They are going to
push ;he wool industry fpr all Ii Is worth.
-Tavares Herald 1t is prospAsed to hold a
meeting al Orlando early in January, for the
formation of county organization tor the put
pose. uf cultivailng and manufacturing tobacco,
and 10 demonstrate the practicabllIiy OF the sue
cessfnl growing 81 the finest grades oi iosmcc" III
South Florida. An interesting event occurred at
Admission, Ala. yesterday, In which W. ID. Fides,
one OF Taveres' popular young railroad men, and
Mss Kate Aston, one OF Admissions charming
daughters, were tie principal actors. Mr. r. lost
his heart L. Mss Aston while She was on ii visit
10 friends in Monticello, where he resided, and
where his father publishes the Constitution. We
understand that they will arrive in Tavares
early next week where they will receive a
hearty welcome The Herald thus early tenders
Ifs congratulations.
Oakland Sun : The name of the station on
the Orange Belt Railway, known heretofore a.
AltamOnte," has been changed to Palm
Sf,TlugS. All shippers Oh Jull VIII 40 well w
observe the neW cognomen. AS mere mailer
O. personal preference We like the old title Of
HoOser Spring." better than either OF them.
On SATURDAY. last December II the Macon Sec
lion of the Orange Belt Railway made connec-
lion with the Oakland end OF The line, building
out es,w4rd towards The Gulf BY this con
nectjnu trains can now be run from Monroe sta
ton TO Lake Thomas, a dstaLce OF 104 miles.
The latter point is but sixteen miles from Ia'-
non Springs and il will take bat Il week or two
new Ia reach that place. number OF Few Cars
have been ordered and will soon reach the line
OF the road al Macon Via the Florida Southern
route.
ST. Augustine Press The steam pile driver
WAS mi in position Thursday and the work Of
LAYING the foundation for the massive bell tower
of the cathedral, which is 10 be l45 feet III
height was begun. Geo. Edwards las entered
suit against E. +. Joyce for $500 on accoun, %
damages 10 his property CAUSED ~ the overflow
of The Barracks artesan well. .Oae huaGrcd
and ninety-scven beeyes were slaughtered Tor
our markei during the month OF November
This with the large amount OF Northern and
W.siefn beef consumed here, shVms that on
,..,nie believe in beef. Tie staging in The
grand paror of The Ponce &c Leon has been eakrr
doxp. revealing 10 view the MAJ nsflccnt deco
rated ceiling. v hich is unsurpassed lii America
Th. CARPET, which has been Manufactured II
S, land expressly for thi- parlor, will be laid il
few days
-TanD4 Tribune : Our new post ONCE re-
h,cs mach Credit On Mr.. Chas. Allen, HE assist
AMI POSTMASTER under whose direction the int
nor was arranged A great many new boxc'
have been ,.ui in 10 ACCOMMODATE the increase.
demand. W hiie out ridip. last Sunday even
;,p w.. ein;,,et al u fi-h camp on tie shore, %
Oh Tampa Bay, and heard yarn Which We con
slider wosth printing. One ot ihe fishermen sac
Thai " hi!. the were oni fi-EIug !oi surgeon
lasl wesk an immense shark b. came eu'ang c.; II
tl,. ne, aud had TO be- killed before iie could bt
exliicaicd. He was cut open aud in his belly
was found a whole sturgeon, halt OF an IMMENSE
sea turtle, several skate, and Twelve or nfteen
horse shoe crabs The sharks live: was cut GU
and he was turned adrif', evidently dead, bat hal
an hour later he swan into the net again, though
he died :" Tor good" shortly after.
Quincy Herald: Over al the cotton ware
house are q bales OF cotton averaging abou
five hundred pounds each. This cotton Wal
prown ib 1860 and is therefore % years Old
las kept well, aud is in good meiclaptabse con
di,jon, and is OF good quality. II has paste
through three baggings, and two cotton hon-es
/, belongs to Mrs. Mary NJ Guza.. General
Manager w NJ. Cory, oi the syndicate, who b.,
I,een absent in New York tor lew weeks, re
turned on Mondays aile; noon train with Iii
charming bride. The goose" Quincy's anil
iery matrimonial, announced the arrival of tn,
hanpy couple in It's ioudest tones. Al night th,
Quincy brass band serenadcd, and lis member
were invited into the parlOr OF the Low,
House." and served with the usual reireshment
on such occasions Mr. Cory has made larg,
number Of friends in our town by his genial man
pers and courteous department., who all wish
him and his lovely bride the greatest happiness
Joined with the heartest congratulations OF lii,